The Smart Choice…

Revelation 22:14 “BLESSED are those who DO His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of LIFE, and may ENTER through the gates into the city.” [NKJV]

Success starts with DOING God’s commandments! Not just knowing them but LIVING them out, doing them. Countless promises are attached to God’s commandments. Simply stated, God’s commandments are essentially His way of doing life. When we do things God’s way… we receive God’s promises.

Our verse shows us a small sampling of what happens when we DO it His way! We will be…

1) BLESSED…
This means fortunate, well off and happier. We are BLESSED because we belong to God and we are BLESSED so we can BLESS others.

2) LIFE…
We have the right to the tree of LIFE. We no longer abide in death… we have access to abide in and partake of LIFE for all of our days.

3) ENTER…
We are able to enter Gods presence through the gates of praise. We are not foreigners or trespasses, we can enter boldly and we will not be stopped. We are accepted in Gods city and best of all… He wants us there!

See for yourself… Say yes to living God’s way and these results will be yours.

Be BLESSED, partake of LIFE and ENTER in to His City, His presence.

3 Things We Should Always Do…

2 Timothy 4:7 “I have FOUGHT a good fight, I have FINISHED my course, I have kept the FAITH” [KJV]

Success in life takes more than just talent!  Paul allows us to see a little of his life in this verse. He lists three things that were vital to receiving His crown:

  1. He FOUGHT
  2. He FINISHED his course
  3. He kept the FAITH

Paul successfully completed his destiny in life and since God is no respecter of persons, we can use these same principles and obtain success.

As you can see, we must always FIGHT to move forward, we must FINISH what we have started and we must exercise FAITH in everything we do.

This week, let’s check our Christian walk and what we are pursuing to see if we are:

  1. FIGHTING or yielding to circumstance?  We must always fight and press to move forward.
  2. FINISHING what we have started? Don’t compare with others, finish your list!
  3. Exercising our FAITH in all we do? We cannot ride on the beliefs or faith of others we must pursue what the bible tells us to do.

Its time for action! Stay strong and have a great week in Jesus.